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How do they make your spouses (or whomever's) picture show up when the number has a 1 in front of it??
AudiInProgress (January 24th, 2018), ResidentEVO (January 26th, 2018)
The scam ive heard is similar, but different. Someone knocks on your door in a security uniform or something. They say your spouses name, and that they've had a bad accident and are in the hospital. You naturally drop everything and go straight to the hospital, then they rob your house while you're gone.
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Posts Tagged 'electric vehicle'
EV Charging Station Software
Posted in Models by Kate Archdeacon on June 7th, 2012
Source: Autopia
From "Software Helps EV Station Owners Become Entrepreneurs" by Keith Barry:
While [EV] drivers already have a myriad of services they can use to search for public plugs and see what prices they've put on electricity, WattStation Connect makes it easy for owners of charging stations to set hours and rates using a computer or smartphone. It's an easy way for EV owners to make some cash off their home charging setup, or for businesses to install public charging stations in their parking lots.
Apps like PlugShare and Recargo already let anyone with a free electrical outlet publicize their charging station, and software like WattStation Connect can turn it into a business. Like a convenience store owner who puts an ATM next to the coffee maker and collects the transaction fees, a charging station may soon become yet another source of revenue for anyone with a parking space and an electrical connection.
Using the WattStation Connect software, owners can decide whether the station is public or private, then choose when it's open and how much a charge should cost. Owners can charge for electricity by the hour, by the kilowatt hour or require a flat rate upfront. It's also possible to set up dynamic pricing by time, or allow separate users to pay different rates. For instance, a business owner could let his or her own employees charge for free but ask the general public to chip in for electricity.
Read the full article by Keith Barry.
It doesn't look like this app has actually been released yet, but the WattStation site, linked above, says that updates and announcements of the release will be posted there. KA
Australia Electric Vehicle Conference
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on October 11th, 2011
Source: Alternative Technology Association(ATA)
The Australia Electric Vehicle Conference provides a unique opportunity to listen to renowned professionals and network across this fast growing industry. The program will focus on electric vehicles and their introduction on the Australian market, as well as a range of issues alongside their emergence.
Topics include the potential impact of EVs on the electricity grid, the provision of charging infrastructure, the development of appropriate policies, the economics of EVs and the role EVs will play in making a transition to cleaner and greener transport. CEOs such as Energex's Terry Effeney and Chargepoint's James Brown will be presenting alongside senior representatives of state government EV programs from WA, VIC and QLD. And in its world-first appearance, a full electric super-car based on Australian technology will be released and displayed.
When: 26th October
Time: 8.30am to 5.30pm
Where: Sebel & Citigate Hotel, Brisbane
For more information or bookings go to www.evconference.com.au.
Early bird registration until Oct 19!
Better Place: SBS TV Interview
Posted in Movements, Research by Kate Archdeacon on June 8th, 2011
Australia's SBS Television program Dateline recently interviewed Shai Agassi of Better Place. Watch the video or read the transcript for an update on the Better Place Centre, where visitors can test the cars, and more information on the battery switching technology:
Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi thinks he can turn the dream of mass-selling electric cars into reality… and he believes it's all going to happen in the space of a few years. Video journalist David Brill visits the heart of his Better Place company in Tel Aviv, where visitors are queuing up to try out the cars. But they also want to hear how he's going to tackle the problem of limited battery range, which has put the brakes on the electric car market until now. Agassi is already building a network of stations for recharging and switching batteries in Israel and Denmark, and now has Australia and the rest of the world in his sights. So does it finally spell the end for the world's dependence on oil?
WATCH – Click to see David's report.
Find EV Charging Stations with Google Maps
Posted in Movements by Kate Archdeacon on March 22nd, 2011
Source: Autopia
From "Google Maps Now Features EV Charging Stations" by Keith Barry:
Google Maps now features a definitive list of EV charging stations, available at the click of a mouse. The setup is really just a friendlier face for the U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) list of charging stations. Those 600 or so stations are compiled from contributions to the GeoEVSE forum, and comprise the master list of public charging stations that appear online and in the in-car navigation systems of cars like the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf. While the information is readily available on the DOE site, it's easier for many users to get it from Google Maps, which they're likely already using. For instance, if you're going on a trip in your Volt and want to plug in near your hotel, you can now search for a hotel with positive reviews and then search nearby for a public plug. Right now, a search of many areas shows how woefully inadequate the official charging infrastructure remains. Major cities like Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C., only have a handful of charging stations. For most of the Midwest, EV early adopters will find a hotel parking lot here and a "green-themed" business there.
Read the full article by Keith Barry on Autopia.
EV Recharge Stations: Re-purposed Phone Booths
Posted in Models by Kate Archdeacon on July 7th, 2010
From "Phone booths repurposed to charge electric vehicles":
Now that mobile phones are ubiquitous, public phone booths are fast becoming obsolete. In a bid to find a viable new use for its 13,500 phone booths around the country, Telekom Austria has begun converting them into battery recharging stations for electric cars, scooters and motorbikes. Unveiling its first phone booth-turned-recharging station in front of the company's Vienna headquarters in May, Telekom Austria announced plans to convert an additional 29 phone booths by the end of this year. During the initial trial period, recharging is free. The company eventually plans to charge a single-digit euro sum for the recharging service, with payments to be made via mobile phone.
Telekom Austria's forward-thinking scheme comes at a time when, of the total 4.36 million cars on Austrian roads, there are only 223 electric cars and 3,559 hybrid cars registered -the Austrian motor vehicle association, VOeC, predicts that the number of electric vehicles in Austria will rise to 405,000 by 2020.
Lift Out Rechargeable Scooter Battery
Posted in Models by Kate Archdeacon on May 5th, 2010
Source: Springwise
Electric scooters may be increasingly popular as an emissions-free transportation option, but charging them can be a hassle. With that in mind, UK-based Econogo has come up with the Yogo, a scooter whose battery is designed to be removed for easier charging.
Most electric scooters are powered by built-in batteries. One result of that fact is that recharging them typically involves running a cable from a building to wherever the vehicle is parked and then waiting several hours for a full charge. That may work fine for those with easy access to a garage; for urbanites and apartment-dwellers, not so much. Econogo's newly launched solution: a scooter with a Lithium battery that can be simply lifted out, brought inside and charged within an hour. With a top speed of 30 miles per hour and a battery life of 22 miles, the Yogo is priced at GBP 1,999.
Read the article on Springwise.
National Electric Vehicle Festival
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on August 28th, 2009
Source: Going Solar Transport Newsletter
The Festival is hosted by the Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA). There will be vehicles old and the new, including: a 1917 Detroit Electric and an ultra-new Tesla Roadster electric super car, plus old and new production and converted cars and bikes on display, stands, displays, fun for the kids – and lots, lots more. The event will coincide with Canberra's annual floral festival, 'Floriade'.
Date: 4th October, 2009 9 am – 4 pm
Venue: Old Parliament House Lawns, Canberra
More Info: http://CanberraEV.org/festival or contact: billgresham@ gmail.com
Source: Going Solar Transport Newsletter

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One of the most alarming trends with fake news sites over the last year is that some of them have started mixing in articles about actual events with their hoaxes. I first saw this on long-time hoaxer Paul Horner's site, News Examiner. As the above image shows, he'll publish a fake story about Obama banning the Pledge of Allegiance right next to a real story about an Olympic athlete.
The reason for doing it is that some real news stories can of course bring in traffic. But more importantly, if someone sees a story on the site which they know is true, they may be more inclined to believe an utterly false one next to it. Mixing the true and the false just muddies the waters further, and may help convince people that a hoax site is credible. (Source)


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The 15 stories collected in this volume demonstrate the genius of a woman who, in her short life, was compared with Chekhov. These are not tales of violent incident or dexterous plot. They are sensitive revelations of human behaviour in quite ordinary situations. The men, women and especially the children, whom [the author] portrays in such delicate pastels, are involved in no sensational episodes, yet they are vividly true to life.

Claire Tomalin – 'Her territory was that of the fragile emotions, half-understood feelings, the fine edge between the ridiculous and the pathetic'

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- Minerals are equally important to your well-being as vitamins. About 5% of total body weight is mineral matter and every living cell depends on the minerals for proper function and structure.
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I am hoping to switch my content to pdfs so they are not solely residing in wordpress. Here is my first attempt, the manual for a stereo receiver my parents had in the 1960s:
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A land title history of Oace Acres
PDF Images of Oace Acres Plat Maps. Thanks so much to Amanda and Jennifer at the Washington County Public Works Department for their help!
PDF: Oace Acres Second Addition 1956
PDF: Oace Acres Third Addition 1959
PDF: Oace Acres Fourth Addition 1969
Oace Acres Restrictive Covenants
From 1971 to 1978 I lived in an area in Lake Elmo, MN between lakes Olson, Demontreville, and Jane. The neighborhood had been mapped out and developed in stages, under the plat names of Oace Acres, Oace Acres Second thru Fifth Additions. The second plat is named 'Oace acres second addition'. I believe this is better read as 'Oace Acres second, addition'. What I am discussing here covers this inner area between the lakes and all the way to the end of Hidden Bay road, but does not extend to other neighborhoods that are considered part of the Tri-Lakes area such as lots on the 'outer' side of these lakes, so to speak. These were developed under different plats.
The process of filing a plat allows a developer to worth with local government to take an undivided parcel of land–often former farmland or woods–and divide it into residential lots. This process results in a plat map which is approved by local government and filed in the county real estate records as it defines lot boundaries and provides a convenient legal name for the lots. As is often the case, restrictive covenants were also filed and attached to the property. The purpose of these covenants was to ensure minimum levels of home quality and to preserve the natural surroundings of the wooded area.
The underlying land was granted to its first private owner from the federal government in 1854. These federal land grants are the first entry in the chain of title for most lands west of the areas of the east coast that were settled prior to the 1850s. In 1947, a plat called the 'Three Lakes Farm Addition' was filed covering an area where the northernmost boundary was along what became Windbreak Hill (road name), and extending down into the area where Deer Pond and Jack Pine Trail (road names) were placed. I don't have any more information regarding the intents or ultimate use of this plat.
The first plat for Oace Acres was approved by the city of East Oakdale (presumably subsumed by Lake Elmo at some point) in September if 1955. It defined lots essentially on the 'outside' part of the curve of Hidden Bay Road, all of which lots were on Lake Olson, the channel between Olson and Demontreville, and on Lake Demontreville itself. Lot 1 is owned by the Carmelite Nuns, and I don't think a dwelling was ever built on it.
Lot 13 was a large one, and faced the channel between the lakes and I believe it has been divided into 3 or 4 lots since the plat was filed.
In 1956, the Oaces initiated a judicial proceeding to adjudicate all property rights to the land underlying Oace Acres, and the land to the south what became Windbreak Hill. This placed the land into the Torrens Property records, and hence, Oace Acres receive a Torrens property certificate rather than the older abstract form of title. In Washington County property records, the judgement from this case is referred to as Torrens Case 334, and it granted Oaces title to the land, subject to property interests in the lots that had already been sold. Most homeowners of this plat purchased the land from the Oaces using contracts for deed.
The second plat filed was Oace Acres Second Addition, approved in October of 1956. It looks like Washington County had by then taken over the plat process from the cities. This plat created the remaining Hidden Bay lots that are north of an imaginary line extending east-west along Windbreak Hill. It included lots on the west end of Lake Jane, with lot 14 being set aside for recreational use for the landowners of this plat who did not get lake lots. The landlocked lots in this area were granted a lien on lot 14 for 'boating and bathing purposes' , with the leinholders liable in equal shares for the expenses of maintaining this lot.
Lots 24 and 25 were to the north of BirchBark Lane and were not developed until recent years. These are owned by the Carmelite Nuns. I understand that the houses on these lots are for the use of the Carmelite Nuns and the Jesuit Retreat House, both owning large land parcels bordering on the north east portion of Lake Demontreville.
Oace Acres Third Addition was approved in January of 1959 and covered the area to the east of Hidden Bay road and south of Windbreak Hill. It covered up Three Lakes Farm Addition, and I presume Three Lakes disappeared from a legal standpoint. The road that became Jack Pine Trail was called 'Halfway Road' in the plat.
Oace Acres Fourth Addition was approved in May of 1969 and defined lots on both sides of Hidden Bay road south of the Windbreak Trail intersection and running to the west end of Hidden Bay Road.
Oace Acres Fifth Addition was approved in 1971, I think, and covered the development done to the west of Deer Pond Road.
Some historical documents relating to the study of law
The other evening, my son Tony and I watched The Paper Chase, a melodramatic movie plotted over the course of a first year of law school at Harvard in the 1970s. Setting aside the childish outbursts in class by the protagonist and the pretentious enunciation of the contracts professor, Kingsfield, there were many elements familiar to my own first year of law school at a somewhat less prestigious university. Among them were the tensions caused by the fear of being called on randomly and without warming to 'present' a case, the study group and petty squabbling thereof, the grouping of students into those who choose to participate in classroom discussion and those that don't, contract law, and not least among these, the 4 hour essay exam using Blue Books by which one's grade for the entire year is determined.
I must confess that having watched the movie prior to attending law school, I copied the ritual of ditching the dorms and spending a weekend of intensive study in an off-campus motel. The movie also motivated me to fully study any readings assigned prior to the first day of class. In contrast to the movie, my own beloved Contracts professor, Bill Martin, was a gentle soul, not given to theatrics. In an official nod to the movie, during an orientation lecture one of the professors archly recited the 'Skull full of mush' lecture, much to our amusement.
So, I dug through my old files and scanned a few interesting tidbits. First, is my LSAT answer sheet and score. I don't have the questions, regrettably.
I thought it would be amusing to take a look at textbook price inflation since the fall of 1982. Since all first year students in a section (our class was divided into three sections each of which took the same classes the entire first year) had the same textbooks, the school was kind enough to present us with our foot and a half tall pile of books, pre-selected and stacked, and a bill for the princely sum of over $400, if I recall correctly. As you can see, I was in section 1. All of the classes were full year except for Criminal Law which was a semester long and was replaced by a semester of Property Law in the spring. One thing new to me in law school was the practice professors had of referring to the textbooks by the last name of the author. I think there were a couple of reasons for this. First, we might have multiple textbooks, and second, the professor might actually know or have met the authors of the book. So for instance in Torts class, the professor might say "Please turn your attention to the footnotes on page 127 of Prosser." It also struck me as pretentious, so I promptly adopted this practice in my own conversation.
And since Tony is taking exams around this time of year, I included my exam schedule. While the only final grade at mid-term was Criminal Law, we worked pretty hard to master the other subjects as well. For the year long classes, the mid term weighed 1/3 of the grade or less, with there being some suspicion that some professors ignored mid-term results completely as one's knowledge at end of course was the only thing of interest. Looking at this at the beginning of school, I thought December was going to be a breeze, with an apparently leisurely exam schedule. In fact, I prepared myself intensely and was able to place myself in an extremely focussed state for each exam. During the exam weeks, I thought longingly of how relieved I would feel after exams were over. But after the last exam, I was so fried, that I was incapable of maintaining any sort of feeling whatsoever. In retrospect a sub-optimal practice, but I must confess to loosening the bonds of mental discipline by imbibing alcoholic beverages for a short period of days, and in adopting this practice I was by no means unique among my class.
Respectfully submitted, Mark C. Knutson
Of limited functionality legacy code and virtualization
One thing I am noticing with virtualization is that from a fully virtualized physical environment, the boundary between the hardware and the virtualized object is moving to higher levels of software abstraction(vm/host boundary) as the technology advances. For instance, a step preliminary to this is an announced version of windows server 2016 that is skinnied way down, and comes with only the drivers for virtual hosted devices, and no GUI, greatly reducing the disk footprint, and to some degree the memory footprint. Microsoft claims that this sort of server would require perhaps 1/10 of the patching and rebooting of the full server version.
This sort of thing brings to mind an evolution whereby all windows server instances share this common set of drivers on disk and memory and in doing so, moving the VM/host boundary a bit away from the hardware. Doubtless many similar opportunities exist to perform other optimizations, further increasing the abstraction of the host machine until its something more like a container than a physical machine.
(I noted that VMware, even today, recognizes which parts of Windows Server memory are common among instances and keeps only one copy of said memory to share among virtual machines. This sort of optimization clearly points the way toward a more formal optimization in the Windows Server architecture).
I thought about this when reading the article below, which discusses Microsoft responding to the 'docker' concept–a higher level of virtualization abstraction. To my thinking, the whole server multiplication process, whereby each application/function required a new Windows server, was due to limitations of the windows implementation such as a single registry per computer and inadequate isolation between processes—many versions of Windows server ago. Absent these limitations, a single Windows instance could have run multiple applications without the need for the boundaries of separate computers—performing the resource sharing that virtualization would provide.
Given the universality of the installed base of Windows applications, its mostly too late to re-architect this installed code base with improved versions of Windows Server, hence the need for a virtual machine to support the installed base and do the optimizations under the covers. But based on this article, and others, it looks to me like the number and success of virtualized servers is leading Microsoft to evolve the application API a bit, leading to more efficient virtualization.
In any case I commend you to this article as you ponder the future of Windows virtualization.
What is a Server?
I was surprised to find myself struggling with this concept a bit the other day, since I have spent many years around servers, and have some running at home as well. There's kind of a feelings answer and a precise answer. Let's start with the feelings one. A server:
- Is rack mountable and shaped like a pizza box.
- Is the kind of computer they use at work in the server room.
- Has redundant things like dual power supplies and NICs.
- Has a raid card with battery powered cache.
- Has a Xeon CPU.
- And so on…
While these sort of definitions are attributes of many, perhaps most, servers, I realized they were inadequate, as they really do not get at the functional aspect of servers–the reason they get purchased.
What got me really thinking about a specific definition of a server was the availability of versions of Windows Server (and Linux from day 1) that do not have support for a Graphical User Interface. So, I got to thinking about the notion of a desktop computer being primarily a visual server for the user–either GUI or character based as in the heyday of the DOS based personal computer.
And by sort of considering the inverse of this, I conceived a more precise definition of a server as being a computer that listens on a given IP address and port and responds to queries or service requests sent in from the network. This helped me understand why the Apple Server software is simply an add-on that provides various TCP accessible services without the need for a distinct operating system. Needless to say, by this definition a desktop computer can act as a server as well.
Naturally, all desktop computers act as servers in at least a minor respect, such as being an ICMP server and responding to pings. But obviously its more significant protocols that we traditionally think about when setting up a server: DHCP, FTP, Database, SMB, NFS, AFP, Web, DNS and the 600 pound gorilla of large organization services–utilizing a variety of ports and protocols–Active Directory. Any useful server probably ought to have remote administration capability by providing a Telnet or SSH service, though such service is not typically considered useful beyond administering a server. To the extent that a server provides a visual server–a GUI interface, it is extremely helpful if said server can operate well in "headless" mode; not requiring a physically attached keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
Beyond servers simply responding to network traffic, I will to add another class of server to my definition–kind of a server server–the Virtual Machine Host. Revolutionary in its ability to blur the lines between hardware and software, and bring economies of administration and hardware to organizations.
Just some thoughts I found interesting. I was surprised to find my thinking as fuzzy as it was on these concepts.
Adventures in NAS-Land: Freenas
A trite narrative device that seems obligatory for every police procedural tv show I watch is the opening scene where the protagonist is in great peril, seemingly with no chance of escape, and then the scene cuts to a scene labelled "36 hours earlier". Cut to the opening music and credits, and in the fullness of time we see the protagonist easily escape from said peril and turn the tables on the bad guys. Alfred Hitchcock pioneered this narrative device to create suspense in the 1930s, and presumably its novelty and suspense generating powers didn't become tiresome until the 1940s. Having said all that, I thought perhaps it wouldn't be so trite if I applied it to network attached storage. 😉
Cue suspense music: "I powered down the NAS using its web-based administrative interface and installed the new disk drives. This involved plugging all of the drives into different SATA slots. When the time came to power it back on, I didn't know whether Freenas would be able to find the mirrored pair on its new sata ports, whether it would be able to bring the pair back online, whether it would lose my data…"
36 hours earlier:
I had been running my Freenas based NAS for a week or so, and decided I needed to upgrade the disk drives. It was running a mirrored pair of 1.5 TB drives that were manufactured in 2009, and aside from the potential for running out of space, I had been wringing my hands quite a bit about the age of the drives. I picked up a pair of 4 TB drives and commenced the upgrade. When I first set up the NAS, I had plugged the two 1.5 TB drives into the two 6 TB ports on the motherboard. After doing some reading, I learned that no spinning platter drive is going to find 3 GB SATA a bottleneck and only solid state storage will be able to take advantage of the 6 GB ports. So, I decided that when I upgraded the disks, I would use the 4 3 GB sata ports for the spinning platter drives.
I will note that while I believed the case and motherboards to be excellent choices when I purchased them, when put together the multiple power supply cables, SATA sockets on the motherboard, and placement of the 3.5 inch drive bays lead to an extreme and undesirable degree of crowding in the sata socket area.
After booting the NAS back up, I was not able to contact it through the web based administrative port. As it was a headless server, I had to bring it upstairs and plug a keyboard and monitor in to see what was going on. I was specifically wondering if the sata cable moving had confused Freenas as to the location of the solid state sata boot drive. It turned out, the NAS had booted properly and I had simply plugged the ethernet cable into the wrong RJ45 port (the motherboard has 3 RJ45 ethernet sockets). Once I tried a different port, the administrative web page appeared in all its glory.
At this time, I noted that Freenas had sent me an email indicating the 1.5 TB mirrored volume was missing one drive and running in a 'degraded' state. I also noted the 'alert' button in the upper right hand side of the web page was showing red rather than its usual green, and I was able to determine that the mirrored pair was missing one if its drives. I checked and I was able to access the CIFS share from this volume, so I was impressed.
As is my normal practice in these matters, I had the case open and I upon examination, I saw that during the plugging in of new drives and wrestling with the power supply cables hanging over the sata sockets, the power plug on one of the disk drives had become unplugged. Without turning off the PC, I plugged it back in. Freenas reported that the second disk was present and the volume was no longer running in a degraded state. Since there had been no updates to the volume while it was running in single disk mode, there was no syncing up process to be performed. I was really impressed.
Freenas can be frustrating to work with, mostly when one is deep in the weeds trying to connect to the shares from other computers and wrestling with permissions issues. I had been toying with the idea of converting the computer over to a virtual host and running some sort of linux variant as the NAS host. After seeing Freenas gracefully handle a missing disk drive, I decided that it would be better to stick with it. Admittedly I didn't test its ability to put in a fresh drive and watch Freenas copy the data over to make it part of the mirrored pair, but I will take that on faith.
Whence Freenas?
My objectives when setting up a computer as a NAS for my home network included raid-like protection from a single disk failure, and the ability to expose CIFS (a fancy re-branding of the good old Microsoft SMB), NFS (The unix file sharing protocol), and iSCSI. While not on my wish list, Freenas also provides AFS (Apple File Sharing) which enables the device to be used as a Time Machine repository–just remember to set a quota lest Time Machine consumes your entire volume.
I did a fair amount of reading and tried a few different open source (free) NAS programs. I would install them and once I encountered either too many hassles setting them up, or they didn't work properly, I discarded them. Sorry, but I don't recall any details except that Nas4Free simply would not boot on my pc.
Another factor in favor of Freenas is that it supports ZFS, a journaling file system developed by Sun which is a software "raid" type filesystem that maintains checkdigit type hashes of files and directories whereby a worker process can "scrub" the drives and upon identifying corruption in the form of a file no longer matching its hash, the worker process will replace the data from another drive provided its hash indicates it is not corrupted. Enthusiasts claim this is better than raid due to its ability to detect and cure corruption due to disk errors. All this is not free, however, as all of that magic slows down the performance of the NAS.
Another nice thing about Freenas is that the administrative web page allows one to check for update packages and install them. The updates I applied did not incur any downtime–I don't know if sometimes updates require a re-boot.
The Freenas administrative interface is nice in that it is entirely web based and works on Safari and Internet Explorer. In addition to managing volumes, shares, and the operational aspects of a NAS, it provides a view into the busyness/use of the system components like CPU, RAM, Disk, and Network interface. While running a 600 GB data transfer from the old volume to the new, a task which took over 8 hours, I noted the CPU usage rarely exceeded 20%, so I believe I bought too much CPU for the task and will look into BIOS settings to see if the CPU can be slowed down a bit as a power-saver during times of no NAS usage.
The drawback in my mind, to Freenas, comes when one is having difficulty getting a client to connect to one of the shares. When attempting to connect to a NFS share, the VMware Free iSXI virtual host would return a cryptic "cannot connect" message, and lacking the knowledge to drill into operating system logs and the like, I either failed to get a connection working, or used much internet surfing and trial and error to get things going. Folks on the web anecdotally note that permissions are often the problems of connection issues, and I had more success once I learned how to enable guest access and the like. For my home network/lab this is not a concern. To be fair, a lot of this can be laid at the feet of the folks writing the client software for not providing better diagnostics for connection problems.
So, in conclusion, I found Freenas to be free software that provides enterprise quality NAS features, multiple sharing protocols, and a convenient web based interface that enables headless server operation. There may be better packages out there, but this one worked for me and I am going to stick with it for the time being. My impression, from web surfing, is that Freenas isn't too picky about which hardware devices it supports (unlike Vmware iSXI), but I will list my hardware for those interested. In an effort to maintain data integrity, I chose hardware that supports ECC (error correcting) memory that is normally used only on servers. It turns out that Intel 4th generation Core i3 processors support ECC, so I used one of those. As I said, one could probably find one with half of the horsepower and do just as well with their NAS.
2X: HGST DeskStar 4TB 7,200 RPM SATA III 6.0Gb/s 3.5″ NAS Internal Hard Drive. I spent much time looking at reviews on websites like Amazon and Newegg to get a better idea of the reliability of different drive models. This one seemed to have less 'disk failed' reviews and was in stock at Microcenter, so that is what I went with. Running on freenas as a mirrored pair, I have a slightly less than 4 TB volume. This should cover my needs for quite some time.
Intel Core i3 3.7 GHZ LGA 1150. Nothing scientific in my methods here. I just looked at benchmarks and tried to find a good price/performance compromise. I chose this rather than a Xeon which also supports ECC memory but is more expensive per unit of performance (to the best of my knowledge).
Supermicro X10-SLL-F LGA 1150 Intel mATX motherboard. Nothing magic here, its just what Microcenter had in stock for LGA 1150 and ECC. One nice surprise is the fact that it has a little cpu on the side of the main one that exposes and administrative web page for the motherboard–one can look at the console, install BIOS upgrades, and monitor device temperatures if one wants. A very useful feature for one running a headless server configuration. As I said, the placement of the USB sockets was inconvenient, but I chalk that up to me buying a case with too short of a distance between the hard drive bay and the motherboard.
EVGA 500B Bronze 500 watt power supply. While my setup does not need 500 watts, the reading I have done indicates that these sort of switching power supplies are most efficient when running at about 1/2 rated power. The "Bronze" designation indicates it is 80% efficient–so easier on the electric bill. From what I have read and seen in my career, all power supplies are not created equal, and it is prudent to spend a bit more than the cheapest one to avoid problems in the future.
NZXT Classic Series Source 210 Mid Tower ATX computer case: As I said, this one got a bit crowded if one wants to use the higher up 3.5 inch slots which can abut the SATA socket block. To address this, since I am using only two hard drives, I will place them lower in the case to keep them out of this crowded area. Also, the case has its power supply at the bottom rather than the top. That leads to really great cable management and air flow for the motherboard, but as I said, the cables tend to pass over the SATA socket area. I wish it had a cross bar I could zip tie the cables to and keep them away from the hard drives. The Intel CPU fan doesn't have much of a cage on it, and once a stray cable touches a fan blade and stops it, the CPU will overheat and one is out of business at that point. The case has one built in fan on the top of the back, and spaces for many more fans to be installed. I would like a fan in the front of the case to vent the disk drives better, but I don't think they will have any trouble without one as the case is spacious and the drives are mounted about an inch and a half apart.


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Aadland, Rebecca
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Rebecca Aadland brings you a collection of honest songs about love, loss and courage. Her songwriting spans styles from folk, rock, blues to country. Rebecca is currently back in the studio, recording her second album of original songs, entitled Mazes & Mirrors. These new tracks are enhanced by a great cast of musicians including Kurt Jorgensen (guitar), Greg Schutte (drums), Dik Shopteau (bass), Paul Winchester (keyboard, guitar, mandolin), Boyd Lee (guitar) and Luke Schoper (keyboard). Mazes & Mirrors will be released in 2019. Her first album (2006) is titled Foreign Soul. Rebecca's songs and CDs are available at CD Baby, iTunes, Spotify, etc. Check out YouTube for her first music video, I'll Walk With You at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6A5iPQaC8c
Alcamo, Lenny
Lenny writes laid-back, folk-pop songs.
Barrett, Deb
member web site
Deb's music preferences lean toward country with strong folk/rock influences. She has composed hundreds of songs since childhood, but no one will ever hear them again, since none were recorded. In recent years, her son encouraged her to perform and record her originals. She also keeps a notebook and regularly utilizes the audio-record feature on her cell phone to capture ideas that she can graft into songs when the muse directs. Deb picked up rhythm guitar to accompany her singing and quickly went from plinking around the campfire to performing on stage. She admires the skilled masters of instruments, absolutely adores harmony, and thus prefers to play well with others. Deb also appreciates the insight and gentle honesty of fellow MAS members during song review sessions!
Bauer, Joseph
Joe writes a variety of types of music. He likes to write around an event or idea and build the song from that. He has also written some music spontaneously. Styles include country, rock, folk, jazz, blues, Christian/spiritual. He's getting back to music after a career in education.
Bennett, John
Member website
In his 44th year of songwriting, John says he is "hopelessly addicted." In 1979, John was the original founder and president of the Minnesota Songwriters Association and held showcases at the old Extempore. In 1990, He also co-founded the Minnesota Association of Christian Songwriters [macsmn.org]. He has performed in numerous concerts as a solo artist and with various bands and has produced and professionally recorded several albums. He is open to collaboration in any style, but he prefers pop, rock, blues and country.
Bjorklund, Alisha
Alisha writes country and pop songs.
Bowen, Kevin
member web site
Kevin writes everything from Broadway-style musicals to pop and country. Kevin is MAS Treasurer and sits on the board of directors.
Brezina, David
David writes rock songs and sometimes other styles.
Buttell, Steve
member web site
Steve Buttell holds down the most Southeastern Minnesota outpost of MAS members, residing in Caledonia, MN. He is a songwriter, writes jingles, does voiceovers, produces projects and mentors young artists looking to get into the business. He owns Stephen B. Productions. As a songwriter, he writes for whatever the project calls for...but most of his songs for fun are in the country genre. His songs have been recorded by various artists, including Chris LeDoux on Capitol Records. Steve is a member of BMI.
Goble, Vicki Morrison
Hadraba, Debra
Member web site
More on Debra's style, activities and CD here.
Hamilton, Wayne
Member web site
MAS President from 2007 through 2015. Award-winning performing songwriter with three solo CDs and three EPs who loves to co-write. Also enjoys creating music for media projects, jingles and Internet placement. Has an eclectic acoustic sound that offers "music with a sense of humor and southern style." Seeks out friendships with songwriters everywhere. Memberships: MAS (since 1998 & Lifetime Member), ASCAP, Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Blues Society, Songwriters of Wisconsin, Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association.
Hildebrandt, Tim
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Holman, Jeff
Jeff Holman is a Twin Cities based songwriter and videographer who works in a wide range of genres. As a songwriter, he is also known as Gilley Gray. His compositions are frequently satirical and irreverent, and likely to offend people on the political left and right, Christians and atheists, or anybody with an agenda. He has none, except writing some good tunes and having a good time.
Huguenin, Gary
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Gary writes Americana music.
Jarnstrom, Peter
Peter is new to songwriting, although he has played guitar for many years for his own enjoyment. Today he is motivated to write his own style of music based on the early 1960s up to the late 1980s popular Rock n' Roll, Blues and Country music. Peter likes to write the structure and melody of the song, but isn't so good at writing lyrics, so he would like to collaborate with other songwriters.
Kealy-Falk, Mary
Current President of MAS, Mary is dedicated to the pop genre and will incorporate jazz and blues influences when they enhance the feel of the song. She has been a working musician on and off throughout her marketing career and has recorded her songs in both Minneapolis and California.
Kinney, Tom
Klug, Peter
Peter writes Americana, Folk and Rock songs.
Koester, Kent
Kent writes in many styles, including Rock, grunge, blues, faith, folk, country and bluegrass. He started preforming professionally when he was 9 with the Northfield Boys choir, which toured America in 1976 and performed for the President in the rose garden. After moving to Wi, where he went to state solo competition and was elected alternate to the state honors Chorus. He joined a Band in 1983 and is still rocking the free world when he has a chance. Kent has completed five albums and has written more than 200 songs.
Lee, Linda
Linda writes music and lyrics for her acoustic folk tunes, and is interested in co-writing.
Lynch, Rodney
Member web site
Rodney works in a duo with MAS member Matt Potts. Rodney Lynch and Matt Potts have been writing songs together since they first met in the early 1990s.
McKee-Perry, Leslee
Leslee is a seasoned performing songwriter, with accolades for both her live and studio performances. She can currently be seen singing and playing harmonica for the "Roxxy Hall Band" an all-woman horn band that plays monthly at a popular St Paul venue. Leslee is also working on a new original acoustic studio project with partner John under the name Life As We Know It.
Martin, Joanne
Millaway, Douglas
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Doug Millaway performs under the stage name Virgil Trucker. He is immediate past President of Avon Area Arts (www.avonareaarts.org). Doug has been writing and recording music since the early days of home recording using a Tascam 4-track Recorder synced to an Atari 1040st computer. His home studio, called Blind Owl Studios, has recorded many musicians throughout the years, including his collaborative international Jazz Fusion group called Third Level Project. Currently, Doug is performing and writing as part of two collaborations. The Gackle Trucker Band is a folk/humor endeavor that has a plethora of material that keeps listeners smiling with quirky looks at everyday life. His partner in that project is MAS member Greg Sanders from Sabin, MN (aka Cleveland Gackle). The latest project is with Jake Hagedorn (aka Jake Braking), who is nearly thirty years younger than Millaway. Together, they form BrakeAway, and write and record a wide range of material spanning Bluegrass to Bossa Nova to alternative folk and rock. They recently released Big Surprise, and are well on their way to completing their next CD.
Muscovitz, Bob
Nordby, Ruby
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Ruby writes piano-based originals in the soft-rock spectrum. She says, "I don't fit into any specific genre; I like them all!"
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Painter, Trish
Trish likes writing songs about life, living, nature and dogs.
Pascoe, Ray
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Ray's primary instrument is the 12-string guitar. He uses it to write folk and country tunes. His songs span 35 years of life experiences and observations in real life, as well as life in virtual worlds.
Pentz, Ron
Ron writes Pop tunes, ballads and piano music.
Raleigh, Don
Don is a Lifetime Member of MAS.
Reisch, Terrance
"Influenced by many, including Neil Young, John Lennon, Sid Barret & Johnny Cash. Guitar/Drums are primary instruments but voice performance is a real challenge for me. Second year in MAS and while it is sometimes tough...the experience has made me a better songwriter."
Rothenberger, George
Rudquist, Michael
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Mike is presently the Secretary of MAS. A performing songwriter from Red Wing, MN, Mike writes in an Americana, pop/rock, country style. He is an ASCAP songwriter who has been featured as a finalist in several songwriting contests, including Dat Dog Jingle contest 2014, Great River Folk Festival Songwriting Contest 2013, Waggin Train Jingle Contest 2011. Featured on NBT Records "Ride the Train" compilation. Loves to co-write!
Schletty, Richard
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Performing songwriter who writes folk, folk-rock, spiritual (sacred & secular) music. Interested in co-writing. Richard serves on the MAS Board of Directors and is responsible for some post-production editing and manages distribution services for our Minnesingers CATV program. He also does double duty as MAS Technical Director.
Seymour, Al
Shank, Chad
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Chad is a songwriter who likes to sing and produce his own music. His style is heavily influenced by the Minneapolis sounds of Prince, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Pop, funk, R&B with a little dance. He also loves songs like Rascal Flatts, and he's really enjoying trying to get that good. Loves the craft and process of making songs. He's on Twitter @northloopsongs
Smith, Bill
Bill writes rock, country & political tunes and especially likes ballads.
Spreck, Andrew
Member Web Site
Singer/songwriter Andrew Spreck digs deep into classic rock, folk rock, classic country…anything with soul and passion to deliver an inspiring blend of cover songs and original material in live performances, as well as through his two studio recordings. Andrew averages 50 live shows a year—frequently accompanied by a percussionist—with 25 original songs rotating throughout his performances and more songs than he can play in one sitting, Andrew's set list changes with every show. Spreck is in his 25th year as a performing musician. In 2011 he transitioned from lead guitarist/lead vocalist playing in rock & blues cover bands to blossom into an outstanding solo acoustic artist. Andrew's music celebrates a simpler time when music was honest, earthy and heart-felt.
Stauning, Brett
Brett writes and performs folk and pop songs. He is the current Outreach Director on the MAS board.
Strong, Don
Don Strong is a producer/writer/musician/performer and A&R developer in Pop, R&B, folk, hip hop, cinematic scores, world music and jazz. In 2016, Don produced the 16-track studio CD "Let Them Sing" for Songwriters Circle / Twin Cities. A cooperative compilation by twelve local artists, the project spans the songwriting spectrum from simple acoustic ballads to full blown rock band anthems, reggae and modern R&B. "Let Them Sing" is available locally at Songwriter Circle performances (Showcase at Dulono's-- 3rd Thursdays or Open Mic at Dunn Bros Excelsior--2nd Saturdays) or via download on iTunes. A former songwriter for Def Jam Records in New York City, Don performs regularly in our area, teaches guitar, vocal coaching and songwriting from his studio in St. Louis Park (Alteratio Creative Space) and is active as the organizer for Songwriters Circle / Twin Cities LLC, which he founded in 2014.
Subialka, Mike
Mike is a lyricist who writes country, folk, alternative and story songs. He enjoys co-writing with melody specialists.
Suess, Larry
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Singer/multi-instrumentalist who writes rock, pop, folk and alt country...you name it, he writes it! Loves to harmonize and loves to co-write. Larry is a four-time inductee into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame.
Unbehaun, Carl
Performs "folk music run amok!" Carl is the MAS Social Media Director and serves on the Board of Directors, as well as hosting the Minnesota Homebrew radio show on Thursdays from 7 - 9 pm on KSRQ-Pioneer 90.1 in Thief River Falls, MN. He welcomes submissions of all original music. E-mail (click his name above) for more information!
Urschel, Harry
Harry writes Country, Pop and Rock songs, some of which have been published with Sire Records (Doraflo Music) and 20th Century Fox Records (Fanfare Music).
Wentersdorf, Tony
Tony writes Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Classic Rock, Blues, Gospel, Novelty (Humorous) and International (German) tunes. He's a folk musician & multi-instrumentalist (Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Harmonica, Tin Whistle, Piano). His primary Instrument is the Autoharp. He has recorded 3 tapes & 5 CDs of original songs and tunes. Tony has taught community ed classes in autoharp, guitar, banjo, harmonica & tin whistle since 1981. He hosted a monthly open stage for 20 years at Walker Methodist Church (1988-2008), and founded a club for autoharp players (Twin City Autoharpers) in 2005, which meets for monthly jams at Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church. His song "Pluto" won first place at the Walnut Valley Festival "New Song Showcase" in Winfield, Kansas in 2008. And, going back a few years, Tony won the 1993 "Bob Dylan Sound-Alike Contest" at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis.
Wolff, Kim
Member Web Site
Kimberly Wolff has been performing, singing and writing songs together with her husband, Steve, for the last twelve years. Individually and together, the couple has played in various bands around the Twin Cities - and these days they write and record in their home studio in Eagan, MN and perform as a husband and wife acoustic duo.
Ynigues, Al
member web site
Al is a Music Teacher, Composer, Arranger, Recording Producer, Performer, Luthier, Public Speaker and Business Owner. He has successfully taught all the styles of Voice, Songwriting, Piano, Keyboard, Guitar, Bass, Harmonica, Mandolin, Percussion, Drums and most fretted instruments to hundreds of people since 1960. He has composed scores for films and original orchestrations for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, U.S.C. Orchestra, U.C.L.A. Orchestra, along with writing radio commercials and original songs. Al has performed with such famous musical giants as Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, Count Basie and Kris Kristofferson, just to name a few. On the MAS board, Al serves as Showcase Director.
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Peace Love International is a non for profit organization created by
Anedie Azael our Reigning Miss Haiti Universe 2011. Anedie started a
program called the sponsor a child program. One of the orphanages that
she supports financially and emotionally is called FONDATION SENS
UNIVERSEL. This orphanage has 55 children and is located in Delmas 48
in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and the name of the orphanage is of course
Foundation Sens Universel. Miss Haiti Universe 2011 Anedie Azael, a
great humanitarian, is the person who brought awareness to this
orphanage through her website and I decided to sponsor a child through
her program. Her name is Rosemita Dorce and she is 4 years old. Today
my friend Rudy Riviere who lives in Haiti stopped by the orphanage at
my request and sent me these wonderful pictures of Rosemita and some
of the other children. On the day Rudy visited Rosemita had a cold and
was in urgent need of medical care. Miss Haiti Anedie was notified and
Rosemita received the care she needed.
After the devastating quake of January 2010 many children in Haiti
where left without parents and some just could not care for their
children due to extreme poverty. At the wake for this tragedy emerged
a population of orphaned children.
The children are in serious need of basic things such as clothing,
food, water and even a bed to sleep on. You can sponsor a child also
and be part of the solution and improvement of our beloved Haiti. This
is an urgent call to action and rest assured that your hard earned
money will be used towards the care of a child living in an orphanage.
If you would like to donate, please make a deposit to:
Peace Love International, INC
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or send a check or money order to
Visit http://anedie.com/haiti/ for more info about sponsoring a child
Here are the Pictures Rudy Riviere captured on his visit to the
orphanage on 11/24/2011


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Co-curricular activities and athletics are an essential part of our program at IICS. We know that there is a strong connection between athletic participation, involvement in school and academic achievement. Many of the traits and behaviors we aim to foster in our students such as leadership, resilience, teamwork and commitment are developed through their experiences in these programmes.
For this reason, we are thrilled to announce Lynn Kachmarik's visit to IICS in September for a series of workshops. During her time at IICS, Lynn will be working with the High School students on accountability and social awareness, the Middle School students on leadership, and Upper Primary students on success on and off the sports field. Lynn will also be running a session with parents on 'Raising Great Adults'.
Lynn has 45 years of experience at all sports levels and coaching as well as a highly successful athletic career. She was an All-American water polo player and swimmer at Slippery Rock University where she earned her BS and MS Degrees in Physiology and Education. Throughout an 18 year career at Bucknell University, Lynn held various coaching positions, including serving a decade as the head coach for the Men's and Women's Water Polo and Swim teams. Lynn served as the Athletic Director at Saint Mary's College for 10 years, and moved on to become the Vice-President and General Manager of the South Bend Silver Hawks Minor League Baseball Team. Lynn has been inducted into 6 Athletic Halls of Fame. Her workshops around the world inspire many students, parents and coaches.
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About Lynn Comer Kachmarik
Lynn is the founder and director of TRUE BRAND SPORTS LLC, which provides workshops around the world to improve the sport culture at the youth, high school, and collegiate level. Lynn is also a consultant and presenter for game on Nation, a nationally recognized pioneer in communication, leadership, and teambuilding, Lynn has developed workshops on exceptional leadership, teamwork, and other topics that resonate with
coaches, parents, student-athletes, and corporate executives. Lynn has served as a keynote speaker and presenter at state, national, and international conferences on the need for character-based leadership from administrators, coaches, parents, and student-athletes. Lynn was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Association of Athletic Administrators and Coaches (IAAAC).
Honors and Achievements
• Gold Medalist at 2014 and 2007 Aquatics World Championships, 50 + & 30+ Women's Water Polo
• Two-year Assistant Women's National Team Coach for World Aquatic Championships in Australia 1991-1993)
• First woman to coach any NCAA Division I Men's Team Sport (Water Polo at Bucknell University)
• Twelve-year member of the U.S. Women's National Water Polo Team and team captain, six years 1979-1991)
• The first woman to play on the Women's National Team from outside of California
• Named to the All-World Team during playing tenure on the National Team
• Competed in 1980, 1984, and 1988 World Aquatic Championships, and many FINA World Cup championships
• Board of Directors of USA Water Polo (2005-2009): Served as ethics chair and established codes of conduct for players, officials, parents, and athletes; established a grievance process and adjudicated violation hearings
• Recipient of Sullivan Award for Outstanding Achievements in United States Aquatics (1981)
• Eight-Time U.S. Water Polo Association All-American Player
• Inducted into the Bucks County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Athletic Hall of Fame (2015)
• Inducted into Bucknell University Athletic Hall of Fame (2014)
• Among first group of women inducted into the United States Water Polo Hall of Fame (2004)
• First woman inducted into the Collegiate Water Polo Hall of Fame (2003)
• Inducted into Slippery Rock Athletic Hall of Fame (1991)


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MIAMI (AP) -- With Syracuse's season on the cusp of slipping away, Eric Devendorf picked the perfect time to be at his best.
Devendorf hit a pair of 3-pointers less than a minute apart to snuff out a big Arizona State rally, and the third-seeded Orange held on for a 78-67 win over the sixth-seeded Sun Devils in a South Regional second-round game Sunday.
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I had just finished the articles that Liz assigned to me a couple of days ago unfortunately, due to the lack of internet connection; we're unable to post it on their respective blogs. Apparently, SMART has a network problem since whenever I try to connect online, I keep on getting the following error message:
And this has been going for almost two days now, meaning two days of no but PAID internet connection. Frankly, I am really disappointed with their service. Lack of internet connection has caused us some serious problems not to mention the fact that this is not a good time to be having no internet access. I just hope SMART could at least extend our unlimited surfing for two more days since I doubt that they have the means to refund the money I paid just to get network connection for 5 days. I wouldn't be surprised if they'd give us a hard time getting compensated for the trouble and it's more likely that we'll hear a ton of the usual corporate apologies their agents are trained to say to frustrated and dissatisfied customers than some satisfactory resolution.
I've been in the customer service industry long enough to know corporate bullshit. Anyway, my apologies for the rant it's just that the continuous rain has been giving me some trouble. Other than the network problem, Liz was unable to return to my place after meeting up with her younger sister at the Gil Puyat LRT terminal. There was no available transportation so she was forced to go home to her place instead without enough preparation. In fact, she was supposed to bring JTMS with her on her way home after having lunch at my place earlier today. But thanks to the bad weather, there was not much transportation which got Liz stranded in Gil Puyat LRT terminal with no other option but to go home to her place in Pasig instead.
It was not that bad except for the fact that she has my mobile unit with her since she had her SMART sim card inserted in my mobile unit the reason being that her cell phone has some trouble sending messages. And since the SMART broadband can't even send a text message I had to rely on my younger brother's mobile unit instead. Good thing my younger brother's cell phone unit was registered to a globe texting promo which allowed me to keep in touch with Liz. As soon as I was sure that Liz got home safely, I decided to sleep since there was nothing productive to do.
I woke up at around six in the evening and decided to have dinner before opening up Chandler so that I could start working on the articles. Unfortunately, the internet was still fucked up so I just decided to watch some random anime stored in Chandler. Good thing that Liz was able to get the topics of the articles which I needed to work on while she was in the office. As soon as I finished watching, I immediately worked on the articles. I decided to listen to some music as I accomplished the tasks. It was already past midnight when I finished everything but I was not yet tired of listening to one particular song. I am not really sure what the song's title was but I find it melancholic and nostalgic at the same time. I even wrote the song's lyrics on my notepad. It was just unfortunate that I was not able to find the more completed song. And the song is in Japanese and it came from the movie 20th Century Boys. It's one of the best movies I watched so far. I am even planning to write a blog post about it one of these days.
But right now we're just hoping that we'll be able to post the finished articles before the deadline without much trouble. I just hope that Liz gets here soon since it's started to rain real hard again.
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August 15, 2017 09:00 ET
LIMA, PERU--(Marketwired - Aug. 15, 2017) - Minera IRL Limited ("Minera IRL" or the "Company") (CSE:IRL)(CNSX:IRL)(CSE:IRL.CN)(BVLAC:MIRL), the Latin America gold mining company, is announcing that it has reported financial and operating results for the quarter ended 30 June 2017.
Operational Performance
Commenting on the quarterly results, Gerardo Perez, Minera IRL Limited's Chairman, stated:
"Our Corihuarmi Gold Mine continues to exceed expectations, gold production has increased by 17% and the annual production is now estimated to reach 24,000 ounces compared to a budget of 22,000 ounces at the beginning of the year. The Company has extended the life of mine through mid-2020 and is currently updating Corihuarmi's technical report NI43-101 which is expected to be completed during the next quarter.
In addition, the mine renewed a $1.5 million lease agreement on 10 trucks and expected to renew the lease on the remaining 5 trucks during the next quarter.
During the second quarter of 2017 with assistance from Mining Plus and Ernst & Young, the Company has made significant efforts to optimize its mining plan and financial model reducing CAPEX and increasing the cut-off grade of our flagship Ollachea Project. We believe that this optimization exercise enhances the attractiveness of the project to potential investors and will facilitate the funding of the project.
The Company plans to upgrade the Minapampa Far East exploration target into its resource estimate and mine plan once additional funds are available to complete an in-fill drill campaign. The drill hole results, announced in February 2017, have been used to outline an exploration target in the Minapampa Far East mineralized zone of 370,000 to 550,000 ounces of gold contained within 3.1 to 4.6 million tonnes, grading 2.9 to 4.3 g/t gold.
Concerning the arbitration in the National and International Arbitration Centre of the Lima Chamber of Commerce, COFIDE and the Company have appointed their arbitrators, who will appoint a third arbitrator to complete the Arbitration Panel. We hope to achieve a reasonable solution for the parties. In the meantime, the Company assets and investments continue to be protected by the order from the Superior Court of Justice of Lima issued on 06 June 2017.
We thank our employees for their hard work, the community for their constant support and our shareholders for their faith and patience. We are anticipating a year of good results, while the Board is focused on improving operating costs and production as well as looking for new opportunities to obtain financing to advance Ollachea's development."
Summary of the key financials for the three and six months ended 30 June 2017.
Summary of Key Financial and Operational Measures
Financial Results
In 2017, the Company is forecasting gold production of 24,000 ounces from Corihuarmi. Production is expected to come mainly from the Cayhua zone, along with continued production from zones Susan, Laura, Tambo Nuevo, Diana extension, plus nearby Scree Slope material.
The 2017 Corihuarmi capital budget is $2.0 million for the construction of a heap leach pad and a waste dump site. This expansion is to accommodate all of the material that is scheduled to be mined and stacked until the second quarter of 2018.
Between December 2016 and March 2017, the Company completed 7,291 meters of exploration diamond drilling in 86 drill holes at the Corihuarmi mine. The exploration program defined additional resources at the Cayhua, Tambo Nuevo and Laura zones. As a result of the exploration activities and evaluation, the Corihuarmi mine life has been extended until mid-2020. An updated NI43-101 report on the mine plan is currently being prepared and is expected to be completed in the next quarter.
No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained in this news release.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information
Certain information in this news release, including information about the Company's financial or operating performance, information about the legislative regime to which the Company is subject, and other statements expressing management's expectations or estimates of future events, performance and exploration and development programs or plans constitute "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements in this press release include that annual production is now estimated to reach 24,000 ounces, that we expected to renew the lease on the remaining 5 trucks during the next quarter, our plans for establishment of updated resource estimates, that our updated mining plans will facilitate the funding of the Project, our plans to upgrade the Minapampa Far East exploration target into our resource estimate and complete an in-fill drill campaign, and the expected timing to accomplish each of them; and that the Minapampa Far East mineralized zone contains 370,000 to 550,000 ounces of gold grading 2.9 to 4.3 g/t gold. Forward-looking statements are, necessarily, based upon a number of estimates and assumptions. While considered by management to be reasonable in the context in which they are made, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to political, legal, regulatory, business and economic risks and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. The Company cautions readers that forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Minera IRL's actual financial results, legislative environment, future performance and results of exploration and development programs and plans to be materially different than those expected or estimated future results, performance or achievements and that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, results or achievements.
Minera IRL assumes no obligation, except as may be required by law, to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. Risks, uncertainties and contingencies and other factors that might cause actual performance to differ from forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, any failure to obtain or complete project financing for the Ollachea Gold Project (including the Senior Debt Facility), availability of labour and equipment and financial resources, delays in development or in receiving reports on our development, changes in the price of precious metals and commodities, changes in the relative exchange rates of the US dollar against the Peruvian nuevo sol, interest rates, legislative, political, social or economic developments both within the countries in which the Company operates and in general, contests over title to property, the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, operating or technical difficulties in connection with the Company's development or exploration programs, increasing costs as a result of inflation or scarcity of human resources and input materials or equipment. Known and unknown risks inherent in the mining business include potential uncertainties related to the title of mineral claims, the accuracy of mineral reserve and resource estimates, metallurgical recoveries, capital and operating costs and the future demand for minerals. For additional information, please consult the Company's most recently filed MD&A and Information Form.
Gerardo PerezChairman+51 1 418 - 1230Diego Benavides NorlanderDirector and Chief Executive Officer+51 1 418 - 1230Carlos Ruiz de CastillaChief Financial Officer+1 778 387 5434
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This will convert anyone to a cauliflower lover! Salty, savory, and packed full of flavor. This is my favorite way to eat cauliflower. You MUST try it!
I am on day 8 of the 10-day No-Added-Sugar Challenge! Wooho! If you joined me and want to enter the giveaway, please comment on this video and let me know how you are doing so far on the challenge! Then on day 10, comment again letting me know how it went for you.
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Roasted Cauliflower with Garlic-Herb Drizzle
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My favorite way to eat cauliflower! If you don't like cauliflower, this may convert you 😀
- 1 head cauliflower
- Grapeseed oil
Garlic-Herb Drizzle (makes 1/4 cup. You only need a bit for the cauliflower, but save the rest for dipping veggies or drizzling over chicken!)
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 3 cloves fresh garlic, pressed through a garlic press
- Heat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Cut the cauliflower into bite-sized florets and put onto a baking pan.
- Drizzle some grapeseed oil, just enough to lightly coat the cauliflower. Toss with your hands to coat.
- Roast in the oven for about 20 minutes, or until the edges are brown and crispy.
- While the cauliflower is roasting, place all of the Garlic-Herb drizzle ingredients into a bowl, and mix to combine. Let it sit so the flavors can meld.
- Place the hot cauliflower onto a plate and drizzle with the Garlic-Herb Drizzle, making sure to get some of the garlic and herbs onto the cauliflower.
- Serve immediately.
- Serves 4.
- Prep time: 4 minutes. Cook time: 20 minutes. Total time: 25 minutes.
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December 10, 2009
Using Audio Books while doing every day activities is the best way to multi task.
How to fill in your busy schedule and read at the same time.
1). Parenting is very important to the vast majority of family minded people. It is the top item of the list of married folk and most people over the age of 21.
As the children continue to grow they get involved in many disciplines. It may be the arts or sports or many other things or any combination of these things.
As you grow your family and have more children, the demands on your time grows exponentially. It seems you're in the car all the time and your time is not yours any more.
Here is an opportunity to kill 3 birds with one stone. Use audio books on iPods or mp3 players to listen to a great book while your children are participating or practicing.
Or how able playing an audio book in the CD player for them all to listen to while going from event to event. Or read a book while listening to the audio book, a great way to retain and learn the information in the book.
2). Let's say you are over weight and have decided you need to diet and exercise to lose that few extra pounds you have put on. Now don't say "Who Me?". Yes you!
What are the chances of you being able to read a book or even watch TV with all of the distractions of the exercise equipment. Even if the equipment is not motorized, just the use of it will make noise and distractions.
So why not listen to an audio book while doing your exercises to drum away the monotony of the exercise. You just know that the only way you are going to get any books read is by listening to your book.
3). It would be very distracting to be romantically involved with your partner while trying to read a book. But being involved while listening to a very exciting romantic book would be a great change of pace.
This is one that is not done very often but I thought I would throw it in to catch you trying to sleep while reading my article. For sure it would help make your partner exciting again.
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Driskill Hotel:
604 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
Wednesday, October 25, 12:00pm–11:00pm
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Saturday, October 28, 8:00am–9:00pm
Sunday, October 29, 10:00am–5:00pm
Tech Center:
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Monday, October 30, 12:00pm-6:30pm
Tuesday, October 31, 12:00pm-6:30pm
Wednesday, November 1, 12:00pm-5:00pm
Thursday, November 2, 12:00pm-5:00pm
Film Venues:
Alamo Drafthouse Village
2700 W Anderson Lane
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Galaxy Highland 10 Theatre
6700 Middle Fiskville Road
Austin, TX 78752
The Hideout Theatre
617 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
The Long Center for the Performing Arts: Debra and Kevin Rollins Theatre presented by Sprint
701 W Riverside Drive
Austin, TX 78704
Paramount Theatre
713 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
The State Theatre
719 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
Conference Venues:
800 Congress
800 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
Central Presbyterian Church
200 E. 8th Street
Austin, TX 78701
The Driskill Hotel
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InterContinental Stephen F Austin
701 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
St. David's Episcopal Church
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Party Venues:
Antone's Nightclub
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Film Admission Policy: Badge holders and Film Pass holders MUST be in line no later than 20 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Priority admission is given to all Badge holders. Film Pass holders will be seated after all Badge holders have entered the theater. General Admission tickets will go on sale 20 minutes prior to each screening. Once General Admission tickets have gone on sale, Badge holders and Film Pass holders will no longer have priority admittance. Badge holders and Film Pass holders arriving AFTER the 20 minutes mark must go to the back of the General Admission line. ALL theater seating will be on a first come, first served basis. Neither Badge holders nor Film Pass holders are guaranteed a seat, only admission up to capacity. NO ONE will be admitted into the theater 15 minutes after start time. Austin Film Festival Staff will adhere to this policy even in the event of a delayed screening. All admission to Family Films will be on a first come, first served basis.
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[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-2047?page=all ] Daniel John Debrunner updated DERBY-2047: ----------------------------------------- Attachment: DataSource.java I was also working on this issue under DERBY-2043 taking a slightly different approach and not getting as far as Knut. I was moving the DataSource methods over to the jutil package as this is very much part of that package and extends beyond functional tests. The other differences in approach were driving the data source bean properties from the TestConfiguration and using a HashMap to define the data source properties, not a Properites object. This then allowed the caller to specifiy the type of the bean by passing an object of the correct type, rather than having the bean types hard coded at the low level generic code. Attached is a DataSource class, very much a work in progress and untested, e.g. null is passed for the data source name as I hadn't got around to setting it, just wanted the code to compile. > TestDataSourceFactory doesn't work correctly outside the old harness > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: DERBY-2047 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-2047 > Project: Derby > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Test > Affects Versions: 10.3.0.0 > Reporter: Knut Anders Hatlen > Assigned To: Knut Anders Hatlen > Attachments: DataSource.java, derby-2047.diff, derby-2047.stat > > > TestDataSourceFactory uses TestUtil to create DataSource, ConnectionPoolDataSource and XADataSource objects. TestUtil needs to run in the old harness in order to detect which framework it is running under, so it will create embedded data sources for all JUnit tests that are run outside the old harness. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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Anastasia's inspiring weight loss journey proves how important it is to have a healthy, well balanced lifestyle no matter your age or size.
"If I could help even just one person to get inspired & motivated to make a change then this is worth sharing…
8 years ago I fell pregnant and gained over 20kg. I was so huge everybody was asking if I was having twins. After giving birth my life was moving 100 miles an hour and making time for myself was nearly impossible. I was in a comfortable routine of being a mother, a wife, a worker and getting a decent sleep those days was a bonus and so it seemed impossible for me to lose the weight.
My turning point was sometime last year when my daughter asked me to run with her from the car to school. I was so out of breath I couldn't keep up. I thought to myself this is ridiculous – I'm 35 but I feel so old! I don't want be like this anymore, I need to make a change.
The thought of joining a gym where I would be surrounded by super fit and attractive people was far too intimidating for me, so I looked up ways I could exercise at home until I was in a more 'acceptable' shape to join a gym. But it happened again, I was stuck in the same old routine and finding time to exercise seemed impossible.
I then came across a Groupon voucher for a month's gym membership. In that 4 weeks I found myself hooked and was actually enjoying exercise. I was feeling happier and found myself having loads more energy during the day. I now train 5-6 times a week at All Sorts and I love it!
Fitting the gym in to my busy schedule hasn't been easy – I have had to move a few things around in my day and sometimes it means my day is extra long. But to be healthy and happy is so worth the sacrifice! I can now run with my daughter and even beat her!
So here I am, still an ongoing transformation journey to a fitter healthier me, I have gone down 3 dress sizes and am 10kg lighter!
My 6 top tips to get started:
1. Schedule your training time like a meeting, put it in your diary and stick to it. The first one is always the hardest but schedule the times in your diary for next few weeks. Trust me, it doesn't matter how busy you are, you CAN find the time.
2. If it is your first time training, think about getting fitter, not about how much kg you want to lose. I was far more focused when I wasn't stressing about the number on the scales. The scales aren't important as you can gain muscle and lose fat but can still be the same weight.
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4. It will feel sore. After a hard training session I always feel very sore the next morning but I have to keep moving and do some stretching – Yoga and Pilates are good for recovery day.
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All Sorts has such a wide variety of classes and equipment it's hard to get bored. I love to mix it up with GRIT, TRX, Combo, BodyPump, BodyAttack, Boxing and FFC. These classes are great for complimenting each other. Tuesdays are my back to back classes with 30 min GRIT class followed by TRX!
If I can do it, I believe anyone can too! Just take that first step in the fitness wheel and get it rolling. It will feel easier once you get into routine it's just taking that first step!"